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Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania [Paperback]

Andy Behrman (Author)

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Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (6 Mar 2003)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0140288856
ISBN-13: 978-0140288858
Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.4 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,004,876 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Behrman’s chronicle of his descent into madness reads like a kind of rake’s progress for the late 20th century"

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"Electroboy is the story of a very modern lost soul"

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, 7 April 2009

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An amazing read. Great insight into a type of mindset that society so often closes out, forgets about. We should embrace people with more equality. This book really shows what it's like to deal with Bipolar Disorder. It has really educated me and a recommend it to anyone with even the slightest interest in this topic area.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A staggering book, 20 Sep 2008

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`Electroboy' is the memoir of Andy Behrman: a PR man; an art fraudster; a habitual drug user; a man who is hyper-sexual and who has bi-polar disorder. The book follows him from his childhood through to adulthood and through misdiagnosis from seven psychiatrists. In his thirties, almost all drug combinations having failed, Behrman has electroconvulsive therapy (considered by most to be a last resort) and gradually begins to feel he is regaining some control.

This an incredible book, not least because it's written as if he is manic: darting from one thing to another, cramming in as many experiences and sensations as he can. At times, reading this book can be exhausting but it is an incredible story and at times extremely funny. If you're easily offended then it might not be one for you (there's plenty of detail about experiences with drugs and prostitutes in this book) but otherwise, it's highly recommended.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Really enjoying this book, 4 July 2011

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For the last couple of months I have been reading the Modern Library's top 100 books of the 20th century. I've taken a break from those books to read this one and the contrast is amazing. This book is full of interesting things. It's much more modern than the books I was reading before with much more colourful language and subject matter.

Definitely worth reading if you want something fast-paced.

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